71-year-old man treated for shortness of breath and heart issues, Escondido CA
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Medical EmergencyAs discussed during the dispatch call, a 71-year-old man with a history of heart failure, heart attack, pacemaker, and stents experienced shortness of breath. EMS treated him with oxygen and his condition stabilized during transport in San Diego County.
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Transcript:
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That's correct.
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4175. Uh,
00:03
71-year-old male chief complaint is going to be short of breath.
00:06
All started about an hour or a half ago.
00:08
I can say to that story.
00:10
Patient self administered a nitro.
00:11
This has a history of CHF as well as a heart attack, pacemaker,
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and a few stents, please.
00:19
A little bit more to the story.
00:21
A patient has been prescribed late 6 in the past.
00:24
Has had fluid as lungs in the past as well.
00:26
Not now.
00:28
So he took his own Nitro at the house.
00:31
When we arrived on the scene, he was a little shorter breath, so initial oxygen saturation was at 92%.
00:37
We put them on 12 liters, got it up to 100% right now, we did a lot more,
00:41
he's doing a lot better.
00:42
Restory rate was initially 44,
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has come down now to 26.
00:50
Additional vital fines are going to be a heart rate 76.
00:55
Flood character is going to be 16.
00:59
He said it's a comfort level with breathing.
01:03
It's been a lot better. He stabilized and not feeling shorter, best pulse does not feel as though he has any lungs.
01:08
All right.
01:10
So right now he's at 12 liters, 100%.
01:13
Kalamar, 131, I might have uploaded you to run your last morning, 479.
01:18
I went in, go ahead.
01:22
Thank you, Palomar.
01:23
A quick story goes to that patient, noticed that when you woke up this morning, he was significantly short of breath as compared to what he normally is.
01:30
He does have a history of COPD, and usually he just uses his oxygen PRN.
01:37
There's also feeling some symptoms of lightheadedness.
01:42
He went ahead and used his at-home prescribed inhaler, noticed that it wasn't getting any from when he came to Gravilla Urgent Care.
01:49
He's trying to get his catheter replaced and it sounds like they found the patient here to be tachycardic, like I was mentioning earlier.
01:59
When I did 12 lead, it is a fib RVR.
02:06
As of right now, I do have them on three liters, nasal cannula.
02:09
We have an FBO2 reading of 90s.
02:12
Notarily, all those vital signs will be uploaded to you as you see them.
02:15
We do have an IV established in meds upon arrival.
02:20
Is there anything else I can't for you?
02:22
I know.
02:23
I look at the heart rate.
02:25
It's 8.5.
02:28
Right now,
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and the highest I've seen it go up to, it's about 150.
02:34
Okay, copy.
02:35
We'll see you here and through Dennis.
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Location mentioned:
Citracado Parkwy, Escondido, CA 92029
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